NJ State Trooper Jeff Flynn reported that the driver, Gina Espana, 21, from Morristown, was killed at the scene.

"When units arrived, we found the vehicle fully engulfed in flames," McDonough stated. "The driver, who was alone in then car, was sadly killed in the crash and has not yet been identified."

Apparently the young woman had been driving on Route 280 when her car went over the curb, down a hill about 100 feet and finally crashed into a section of trees. The State Police are conducting the investigation and have not yet released any further news.

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